It was quiet, the Sky Dragon Slayer was healing her nakama's as they flew back to the guild. None wouldn't ask about the situation that they've faced seven years ago... It was terrifying...As if it was a nightmare - It haunted the memories of the members. 'Sting... Rogue...' Lucy thought to herself as she watched the scenery fly pass from below.
A few minutes of flying and Aquanta dropped Fairy Tail off at the bottom of the hill before going back to her world. Lucy however didn't stop. She flew until she was on top of the roof where a hole was seen - Sting and Rogue were going wild inside the guild, throwing members and attacking with no mercy. Without any seconds nor minutes to waste, Hirojine let go of Lucy, allowing her to fall into the building gracefully.
Quickly, Lucy ran up to Sting and hugged him, tears were rolling from her eyes, "I'm back... Stop fighting..." Lucy said softly. Rogue let go the collar of Marcao's shirt and slowly walked over to Lucy who was hugging Sting. He paused each second, observing the blonde hugging Sting, "Lucy...?" Rogue asked as he made his way over to the two.
Minerva, Orga, Rufus, Yukino and Yurio were too busy to notice the blonde's entrance.
Sting slowly knelt down, his tears falling from his eyes, with Lucy still hugging, she followed his movements, both were now on the floor. She looked over to Rogue with her signature smile and immediately Rogue ran over to Lucy and hugged her with tears in his eyes. His hand, holding onto Lucy's skirt tight while Sting rested his forehead on her shoulder. Lucy smiled, "It's not good to let people see you cry... You've all grown..." Lucy whispered to them.
"Where have you been, Lucy?..." Rogue asked, placing his forehead on the other shoulder. Tears continued to fall from Lucy's eyes while the fighting was still happening, "Did I make you two wait?" Lucy asked. "You. Idiot..." Sting mumbled.
Their sweet moment was cut when Fairy Tail came clashing in, "We're back!" Natsu cheered. At that point, Minerva and the others paid their attention to the group of returned mages, their eyes scanned for the blonde but she wasn't there in the crowd. "You. Shall. Die!" Yurio screamed out as she ran up to Natsu, "Ice Shards!" Yurio yelled as she attacked Natsu. Unfortunately, her ice was shattered by Erza who sliced through it easily.
Lucy let go of the two boys and slowly ran up to Yurio, open arms, covering Fairy Tail from further harm. Minerva, Orga, Rufus and Yukino started to tear up, "It couldn't be..." Yukino stuttered when she saw the flowing hair of Lucy's. "That's enough, Yurio..." Lucy said, hugging Yurio tightly. Yurio couldn't believe it - The scent of strawberry-vanilla overwhelmed Yurio, the warm, soft voice of her little sister. Yurio felt something wet on her cheeks, slowly, she placed her right hand on her right cheek, "It couldn't be... I'm crying?" Yurio questioned as she faced the opposite way. "Calm down Yurio... I'm here now. Stop the fighting" Lucy said. Yurio slowly turned around with tears streaming from her eyes, "Lucy?... Lucy-san... LUCY!" Yurio cried out as she hugged Lucy tightly. "You must have been lonely..." Lucy said as she cried even more.
"Why are you crying?! Sabertooth must never cry!" Minerva screamed out in frustration. "It's magic isn't it! There's no way our Lucy is back! She's been gone for seven years!" Minerva yelled. "Then why are you crying?" Orga asked bluntly. "Crying?! There's no way, I, Minerva, the Mistress of Sabertooth, to be crying over the illusion of magic!" Minerva said, touching her tears. "I'm back you guys... Stop all of this non-sense" Lucy said, still soothing the crying Yurio. "Lucy nee-san!" Yukino said as she ran over to Lucy, hugging her next to Yurio who was crying on her chest. "I see... You must be new... It may be late but welcome to Sabertooth" Lucy said warmly to Yukino who was crying non-stop.
What Fairy Tail saw was a hidden side of a few of Sabertooth's most strongest mages and wizards - They've just seen the soft side of Sabertooth. The sight in front of them was like a mother consoling her children who she hasn't been with for seven years. It was soft, caring, warm and gentle.
Everyone stood and watched the Sabertooth members cry, they were crying out what was held up inside their hearts. They broke their promise with Master Jiemma - To never cry when others are around. They didn't regret it one bit nor they regretted in ruining Fairy Tail. They were happy, happy about the return of Lucy... Their Lucy... Lucy Heartfilia.
As Sabertooth cried, Fairy Tail also cried out in tears. They were crying with the same reason as Sabertooth - Their strongest members are back safely with only minor injuries. Not only that... They all got teary at the sight of Sabertooth's happiness.
Sabertooth and Fairy Tail were now teary up, Lucy started to sing a song to calm her members down, 'I don't want to leave these people behind... I want to continue being a tiger, a Sabertooth mage. Memories can wait till I need them the most. Right now... These people are the one I care about. I won't care about Fairy Tail or my lost memories. I want Sting and Rogue to live strong and happy... I want them all to be happy. I shall protect them with all my might' Lucy thought to her herself.
Closing her eyes, she began to sing; (This song is slow paced. It has long holds on the words and lyrics)
"Hold onnn, to the dreammms,
Tomorrow knoooows... Where and wheeeen...,
It's trueeeee... What you believeeeee...,
Dooon't let gooo... The roaad will never eendd..." (Magical Rayearth Knights Opening)
She opened her eyes and stopped singing. She didn't want to sing anymore... "Let's go back to the guild now..." Lucy said as she supported the two girls as they stood up. "Come on!" Lucy said happily as she wiped away Yurio's and Yukino's tears before running out. "Coming!" Sabertooth cheered. The eight ran out happily. Lucy suddenly stopped and looked back, there stood Natsu, Erza and Gray, looking at her with saddened eyes. The blonde looked at the building, she felt painful... Fairy Tail wasn't so bad - Lucy felt guilty.
"Lucy?!" Yurio asked. Lucy looked back to the seven, I'll catch up later. I have some business with them..." Lucy said with a reassuring smile. "Alrights... But please... Come back" Yurio said. The blonde nodded. The Sabertooth mages nodded in response and quickly ran down the hill happily, unlike Lucy. Quickly, she ran up and into Fairy Tail's building which surprised everyone, "Please accept this present as an apology for the foolishness that my guild has done. Open! Gate of Time Ark! Jikan!" Lucy summoned. The bronze key shined brightly, "Restore the building to how it once was!" Lucy instructed. A magic circle appeared on top of the key and soon the guild slowly restored itself.
Once it was done, she placed her key away and quietly walked out, "LUCE!" Natsu called out which made the blonde stop moving. "Thank you..." Gray said softly. Lucy gave out a sigh, "After this... We're back to enemies. Don't treat me like you, fairies" Lucy said as she waved her right hand, showing that the pink Fairy Tail guild mark slowly vanishing. "Activate...Wings of the Dragon..." Lucy muttered quietly, as a pair of wings appeared on her back, quickly, she flapped her wings and flew into the distance with Hirojine flying beside her.
The blonde saw her seven friends walking to the train station, "Hirojine..." Lucy asked. "Hai~" The Fexceed called out as she slowly landed before placing its chin and body on Lucy's head as she continued to walk. "You guys!" Lucy called out, waving her hand in the air. "Hurry up, Lucy!" Sting smiled brightly as he started to run along with Sabertooth. "GEH! Hey! Wait up!" Lucy cried out, now running after the happy group of Sabertooth mages and wizards, 'As long as they're happy! I'm happy as well!'.
Lucy was panting when she opened the carriage door, everyone was laughing except for Minerva who was smirking while her chin was on her palm while her elbows rested on her knees. "You're so mean!" Lucy yelled as she sat down between Sting and Rogue. "Gomei Gomei~!" Yurio cheered. "You better be!" Lucy whined. "So... What happened? We heard everything from Master..." Minerva asked bluntly which made Lucy flinch. "What are you guys talking about?" Lucy questioned. She looked around to see everyone with serious expression. "You guys...?" Lucy asked.
"We crashed Fairy Tail's guild every year in hopes that you'll come back...-" Rogue said. "- It was amusing, looking at their frightened faces... -" Minerva laughed. "- Our guild changed dramatically. Losing their strongest member, Master Jiemma made new rules... -" Yurio said sternly. Lucy tilted her head, "What are those new rules?" Lucy asked. "- Don't cry in front of others, don't show forgiveness to enemies, when fighting... Show no mercy to the enemy..." Sting answered.
"Not only that but we've now taken the strongest guild title because of our strength and pride. We won against those weaklings~ It feels soo good to be respected by those good-for-nothings~" Minerva cheered slyly.
"The world has changed soo much for me... Seven years... Haven't aged..." Lucy stated with worry written all over. Yukino leaned over and placed her hand on Lucy's which were balled into fists. "Calm down nee-san. We'll do all of our powers to help you catch up to who you once were. Magic is something you should keep a count on..." Yukino said.
"Anyways... What happened over there?" Orga asked. Rufus nodded, while he played with the three Exceeds. Lucy's eyes widened when she remembered the horrific event. Tears started to stream from her eyes, her body was shaking. Yukino let go and sat down properly while Lucy curled up into a ball, her forehead on her knees. "Lucy..." Sting mumbled. This wasn't the side of Lucy that he knew... He did know that she was bottling up her feelings, but she had never cried in public at all.
"Mother... Fairy Tail... Black Dragon... Grimoire Heart... Destruction... Memories..." Lucy said quietly to herself which was loud enough for the rest to hear. "Mother... Fairy Tail?... What's wrong Lucy?" Rufus asked. "My mother... She was with Fairy Tail. She was a Ghost-script... She saw through my emotions and pain. They wanted me to join Fairy Tail to pursue what I was looking for, then something happened to the guild. Intruders that were nothing but filled with evil. I had no choice to help... As I fought, I came across a Flame God Slayer and then the Black dragon... Acnologia" Lucy explained. "Acnologia?! So that evidence was true?!" Yurio gasped. Minerva sighed, "Then I guess you fought against the dragon, then lost..." She said. Lucy nodded.
"The next thing I knew was that when I woke up, the first guild master of Fairy Tail told me that seven years had passed and that's when I headed back to the Fairy Tail guild... Hirojine said that you guys were causing a havoc" Lucy soon said. "Since you're back nee-san! Why won't you join our team for the Grand Magic Games?!" Yukino beamed. "Grand Magic Games?... What's that?" Lucy asked as she sat properly. "It's an important event in Fiore. Most guilds want to take part in..." Rogue said. "It's an event where guilds go against guilds to fight and earn points. The winning guild will then be titled as the strongest guild in Fiore" Orga explained. "So.. We're the strongest guild now?" Lucy asked. "Yep! A seven-year winning streak!" Yurio cheered.
"So will you join?" Rufus asked. "Who's the team this year?" Lucy asked. "Sting, Rogue, Yukino, Minerva and Orga... I decided not to participate" Rufus stated. "Ah-huh... The I guess I will then" Lucy replied brightly. "Now! Sabertooth is complete! We'll organize the forms today and go straight to training!" Sting cheered. "We still have four more months stupid!" Minerva boomed. "So what?!" Sting argued back. "Wrong move Sting..." Lucy and Rogue sweat-dropped. "What. Did. You. Say. Punk?!" Minerva asked. "I said..." Without Sting needing to do anything, Lucy smacked the back of his head. "Manners, stupid!" Lucy scolded.
Soon, the three Dragon Slayers ears perked up. A scream of a lady. "Yurio... How long is it left until the train reaches the port?" Lucy asked sternly. "Ummm. Around half an hour..." Yurio replied. "Let's go Rogue, Lucy..." Sting said as he slammed the door open. "This way!" Lucy said as she lead the way. Their eyes were spot on as they slammed opened the door to reveal the seating area where the public sat (Like the trains you all see today) A lady pinned against a window while the man snickered, holding a knife next to the woman's neck.
Lucy placed her hand in front of her face and moved her fingers into a wave-like movement where slowly stars swirled around her hand and fingers. With one swift movement, Lucy sliced the air with her hand, allowing the stars to dart towards the man, cutting him and dropping the knife. "Hirojine!" Lucy called out, pointing for the falling knife, "Leave it to me Lucy!" The Fexceed cried out as she flew and quickly grabbed the knife. Handing it over to Lucy immediately.
"Isn't that the Shining Star Lucy?!" A woman asked. "How can it be? She died seven years ago!" The other lady stated. Lucy forced a smile and looked over to the lady, "My name is Jien, not Lucy..." The blonde lied.
"You bitch!" The man yelled as he let go of the women and came charging to Lucy and the other two. "Watch out!" A public citizen cried out. The three didn't move, Lucy closed her eyes and opened them again, "Block..." Lucy said bluntly. The man ran into an invisible wall, making him fall back to the floor. The public gasped at shock. "That guild mark! It's Sabertooth's!" A teen yelled out.
Sting and Rogue smirked. Sting walked up, cracking his knuckles "Time for some punishment!" Sting said, punching the man in the jaw. Rogue walked up and kicked him into the floor, "Naughty..." Lucy chuckled, her eyes as cold as ice, scaring the man as he looked at her straight in the eye. "Assassin..." Lucy mumbled to herself.
A man appeared in black clothing - Black boots, Black pants, black collar shirt and a black collar with red lining. His hair was dark purple and had a thick belt covering his eyes. Not only that but he also had a belt strapped around his waist loosely. Quickly, the spirit kicked the man in the hip. Lucy still had her straight face on. She threw the man in the air and understanding, Assassin punched him in the stomach before disappearing. The man feel out the window and went diving down straight into the water.
Lucy panted but kept her composure. She was in public, passing out was one thing that wouldn't dare to do. The blonde walked back through the door with Sting and Rogue following silent. Once they opened the door, the others were smirking, "Was that good enough for an exercise Lucy?" Yurio teased. "It's still draining my magic insanely..." Lucy explained. "Of course stupid. You haven't used your magic for seven years. If you were to faint... I would have murdered you and leave you in public naked..." Minerva said threateningly.
"I know, I know..." Lucy said. "Train arriving to Mangolia shortly... Please get your belongings ready if your going to Mangolia West Port" The train speakers announce. Orga got up, "It's our stop. Let's go..." He said.